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I think that is being sold by SRS. If you do buy they will probably ship free as you are a forum member.

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on TAMRON 28-200mm xr di at 17/06/2009 - 15:09

Thanks to Loskeran who kindly sold me his mint 50-200, I will be able to answer my own question! Initial impressions are encouraging. Cheers for the replies.

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax 50-200 DA; Any good? at 16/06/2009 - 17:33

Shim,

As a glass wearer, I have no problem using specs if the eye-relief is correct. Just because the binos have rubber eye cups or twist up/twist down eyepieces does not in itself guarantee a good view. I need to be able to get my glasses as close as possible to the eyepieces. Perhaps you've never tried using binos with good eye-relief!

Infact on my K10, I find the eye-relief very acceptable with specs on and find the data easy enough to read.

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax sport optics at 12/06/2009 - 20:53

MarkD wrote:
Jessops Sale! Binoculars up to half price.
These look good.

The eye relief quoted is too low for glass wearers. You need a minimum of 15mm and ideally 17/18mm.

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax sport optics at 12/06/2009 - 19:29

It could be worth you downloading this K20 E-book for $5. I have the K10 book and it is very useful as an introduction and certainly much better than the Pentax manual. I'm sure it will answer many of your questions.

http://www.k10dbook.com/Purchase%20K20D.htm

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on k20d at 11/06/2009 - 21:27

Thanks for that Stefan. E-Bay has shed loads of Tamron 70-300s presently so I doubt I would get very much for it. Infact, I only paid £60 for it including delivery. I also like having the extra reach of the Tamron. I note your comments on the 55-300!

Any other observations on the 50-200?

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax 50-200 DA; Any good? at 11/06/2009 - 19:05

SRS currently have this at £99? How good a lens are they please?

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax 50-200 DA; Any good? at 11/06/2009 - 18:11

I should have said that Warehouse Express who are selling these binos are a very good company to deal with in my experience.

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax sport optics at 11/06/2009 - 17:40

These Nikon 8x36s are a superb buy. I am a keen birdwatcher and use Leica 7x42s but many birdwatchers have these as a second pair to keep in the car etc. They used to retail at £100. Don't be fooled by the low price, they are an absolute steal at £59. See this link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NIKON-8X36-DCF-SPORTER-I-BINOCULARS_W0QQitemZ230310212321Q...

Comment by Blincodave posted on Pentax sport optics at 11/06/2009 - 17:37

Nothing at the Cambridge branch.

Dave

Comment by Blincodave posted on Cheap offers at ASDA at 11/06/2009 - 17:28

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